24 March 2011 Last updated at 20:10 ET
By Jon Donnison BBC News, Gaza City
In a smoke-filled and cardamom coffee-infused cafe in Gaza City all the talk is of this week’s violence. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘mortar’
GAZA: Gazans count cost of escalating violence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged casualty, civilian, Fatah, gaza, Hamas, IDF, mortar, violence on March 28, 2011 |
GAZA: IDF fires on militants on Gaza border, wounding 11
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged accountability, children, civilian, explosive, gaza, Hamas, IDF, Israel, mortar, Palestine, violence on February 23, 2011 |
By Haaretz Service and DPA
02/23/2011
Eleven Palestinians were injured Wednesday when Israeli Defense Forces fired at a group of militants on the border with Gaza, Palestinian news agencies reported. (more…)
SOMALIA: Peacekeepers In Somalia Hit Trenches Of Rebels
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged African Union, Al Shabab, Al-Shebab, civilian, insurgent, mortar, peacekeeping, Somalia on February 22, 2011 |
Weekend article documents the killing and wounding of civilians after African Union peacekeeping forces and insurgents clash in residential districts. While this report claims that 6 civilians were killed and 10 were injured, subsequent posting titled “Four civilians killed in Mogadishu clashes” report slightly different numbers. Final counts on civilian casualties not yet published.
By MOHAMMED IBRAHIM and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Published: February 20, 2011
MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded in heavy fighting in Somalia’s capital over the weekend, as African Union forces attacked an extensive underground fortification system of trenches and tunnels used by Islamist insurgents. (more…)
SOMALIA: 11 Civilians Killed in Mogadishu
Posted in Africa, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Government, Insurgents, Military, Mortars, Shelling, Somalia, tagged African Union, al-shebaab, Civilian Casualties, landmine, Mogadishu, mortar, shelling, Somalia on November 16, 2010 |
11-11-2010
Garowe Online
Fierce clashes between Somali government troops, backed by African Union (AU) forces, and al-Shabab fighters have left at least 11 people dead and 25 others injured in Mogadishu.
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IRAQ: Bombings, Mortar Strikes Kill 76 Across Baghdad
Posted in Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Iraq, Middle-East, Mortars, Terrorists, tagged al-Qaida in Iraq, baghdad, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Iraq, mortar on November 3, 2010 |
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Wire Reports
November 3, 2010
Bombings and mortar strikes killed 76 people and wounded more than 200 others across Baghdad yesterday.
The blasts in at least 13 neighborhoods clearly were designed to hit civilians at restaurants and cafes where many Iraqis were gathered to enjoy the warm evening. The sophistication and the targets — Shiites — suggested that al-Qaida-linked Sunni militants were responsible.
